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Book SynopsisFirst published as a special issue of Policy & Politics, this book presents original critical reflections on the value of design approaches and how they relate to the classical idea of public administration as a design science.
Table of Contents1. Improving Public Policy and Administration: Exploring the Potential of Design – Arwin Van Buuren, Jenny M Lewis, B Guy Peters and William Voorberg 2. Applying Design in Public Administration: A Literature Review to Explore the State of the Art – Margot Hermus, Arwin Van Buuren and Victor Bekkers 3. Challenges in Applying Design Thinking to Public Policy: Dealing with the Varieties of Policy Formulation and Their Vicissitudes – Michael Howlett 4. Designing Environments for Experimentation, Learning and Innovation in Public Policy and Governance – Maurits Waardenburg, Martijn Groenleer and Jorrit De Jong 5. Policy Labs: The Next Frontier of Policy Design and Evaluation? – Karol Olejniczak, Sylwia Borkowska-Waszak, Anna Domaradzka-Widła and Yaerin Park 6. When Design Meets Power: Design Thinking, Public Sector Innovation and the Politics of Policymaking – Jenny M Lewis, Michael McGann and Emma Blomkamp 7. Designing Institutions for Designing Policy – B Guy Peters 8. Applying Design Science in Public Policy and Administration Research – A Georges L Romme and Albert Meijer 9. Using a Design Approach to Create Collaborative Governance – John M Bryson, Barbara Crosby and Danbi SEO 10. Policy-Making as Designing: Taking Stock and Looking Forward – Arwin Van Buuren, Jenny M Lewis, B Guy Peters and William Voorberg
